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763: The New Tax Law: What It Means For Your Fundraising Right Now & In 2026 – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

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The New Tax Law: What It Means For Your Fundraising Right Now & In 2026
In January, there are substantial changes coming to tax and donation laws that impact your fundraising messages for end-of-year, and in the new year. Russell James returns to explain the details of these important changes for individuals and corporations. He’s a professor at Texas Tech University, where he studies charitable giving.

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762: HR Equity For Non-HR Professionals – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

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HR Equity For Non-HR Professionals
Following last week’s HR Overview, our panel focuses on equitable human resources. They take you through the employee lifecycle, from job description and your hiring process, through professional development and a career competencies map, to growth and promotion. And, you’ll find out why this is a carceral podcast. They’re Jennie Goldstein, organizational change consultant, and Briana Marbury, CEO of Interledger Foundation.

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761: HR Overview For Non-HR Professionals – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

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HR Overview For Non-HR Professionals 
Trust is key, and so is strong middle management, for CEOs and EDs responsible for human resources in their nonprofit. Janelle Miller Moravek helps with what to focus on, and how to manage job descriptions and hiring; retention; promising employees; problem employees; talent development; performance management; and, more. She’s executive director at Youth & Family Counseling.

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760: Your AI Brand Footprint – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

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Your AI Brand Footprint 
What is this thing, why should you care and what can you do to improve it? George Weiner returns to acquaint you with his company’s study of how Artificial Intelligence will influence giving in Q4. Then he explains the implications of the research, including that last year’s content strategy is obsolete. He also brings tactics for you and your content to get the recognition you deserve from Google Gemini, ChatGPT and their colleagues. George is Chief Whaler at Whole Whale.

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759: Better Governance With Relational Leadership – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

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Better Governance With Relational Leadership 
Let’s have a frank conversation about the state of nonprofit governance, and staff and volunteer leadership. Some of the issues are individual. Some are systemic. All are fixable once we identify them and their root causes. Froswá Booker-Drew is the founder of Soulstice Consultancy.

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758: The State Of The Sector (Beginning With AI) – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

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The State Of The Sector (Beginning With AI) 
This year, any conversation about the nonprofit sector finds its way to Artificial Intelligence. So we start there, with our contributors Gene Takagi on legal and Amy Sample Ward on technology. Amy is concerned about our lack of security readiness and shares their Top 5 security must-haves. Gene explains your board’s duties around tech, budgeting and planning. They both see resilience as critical. Plus, a ton more. Gene is principal attorney at NEO Law Group and Amy is the CEO of NTEN.

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757: The Value Of Nonprofit Journalism For Your Work – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

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The Value Of Nonprofit Journalism For Your Work 
Monika Bauerlein reveals lessons to learn from when Mother Jones, the magazine, had its nonprofit status revoked in the 1980’s during the Reagan administration. She also shares her thinking on how to proactively protect your nonprofit; how to avoid feeling intimidated; and the importance of local journalism and building relationships with local reporters. Monika is CEO of the Center for Investigative Reporting, a nonprofit investigative news outlet.

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756: Storytelling, With An Award-Winning Crime Fiction Author – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

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Storytelling, With An Award-Winning Crime Fiction Author 
Carl Vonderau has made many mistakes in his professional writing—and he wants you to learn from them. His savvy advice includes: Use the senses; evoke emotion; get your readers and viewers to empathize; find the conflict and success; show transformation; and a lot more. You’ll find him at CarlVonderau.com.

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755: Your Emergency Marketing Plan & Your More Diverse Board – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

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Your Emergency Marketing Plan 
Our panel helps you prepare for, and respond to, emergencies with your digital marketing and fundraising. They also help you steward your new donors. They’re Sarah Allen from BRAC USA, along with Julia Molinaro and Michelle Shen, with The Purpose Collective. (This is part of our coverage of the 2025 Nonprofit Technology Conference.)

Your More Diverse Board 
Board diversity remains a challenge and Jonathan Meagher-Zayas wants to support you in diversifying. See the difference between, “We welcome everyone” and “We created this space with you in mind.” He’s got recruitment and retention strategies and explains how you can leverage technology. Jonathan is at Equity Warrior Strategies. His shared resources are Change Model; 5 Domains of Anti-oppressive Leadership; and DEI research. (This is also from our #25NTC coverage.)

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754: Put The Fun In Fundraising & Adopt New Software – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

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Put The Fun In Fundraising 
Sarah Angello and Dinesh Nadar want to see you have enjoyment, pure fun(!), in your fundraising. They reveal the psychology behind gamification, and share elements and case studies of successful gamification. This will help you shift the power dynamics between your donors and your nonprofit. Sarah and Dinesh are both from Daffodil. (This is part of our coverage of the 2025 Nonprofit Technology Conference.)

Adopt New Software 
Our panel supports your new software project with advice around leadership; champions; communications; preserving ideas; requirements; migration; smooth launch; post-launch strategies; and more. They’re Melissa Dickinson, Evelyn Dickinson and Nikki Neuen, all from Logical Alternative, Inc. Their titles are Ace, Diva and Maven, respectively. Their resources for you are at https://logalt.net/25ntc/. (This is also from our #25NTC coverage.)

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